Display-rack.



M. MAYER.

DISPLAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.10, 1912.

1 58,449, Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

HIS ATTORNEYS pnrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IMORI'IZ MAYER, 015 NEW YORK, Y.

DISPLAY-RACK.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, MORITZ MAYER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Display-Racks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a display rack, and the object thereof is the provision of an article of the class to which this invention relates, which is cheaply constructed, which may be set up in a suitable place to support merchandise to be advertised, which may be swung from one position to another toshow the merchandise to the best effect, and which when not in use, is collapsible so as to occupy a minimum space for packing and shipping purposes.

In carrying out my invention, I preferably employ a bracket with means for supporting the same so that it may be swung from one position to another, a platform pivotally connected to the end of the bracket and adapted to be supported in any one of a plurality of positions to hold the goodsto be displayed,as will be hereinafter more particularly described.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is an elevation of a display rack embodying my present invention. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same on an enlarged scale, and Fig. 3 is a partial elevation showing the parts in their collapsed position.

Referring particularly to the drawing, my improved display rack preferably comprises a bracket indicated at 10 at one end ofwhich a rod 11 is connected. This rod 11 extends appreciably beyond the confines of the bracket and at both ends is adapted to be received in eyes 12 by which the bracket is supported in a suitable posit-ion on a wall or at any other place. The bracket is so mounted, as will be apparent, that it is adapted to swing from one position to another.

At the opposite end of the bracket, a platform 14 is pivotally connected, and connected to the outer rolled edge 19 of the platform, is a wire frame or support 15 which in a suitable position is provided with a loop 16 adapted to engage with any one of a plurality of studs 17 in order to support the bracket in any one of a corresponding number of positions, the studs 17 being secured to the bracket in any suitable manner. As shown, one of these studs is secured in the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Application filed December 10, 1912. Serial No. 735,921.

bracket itself and the other in a strengthening bar 18 which is attached to the inner side of the bracket to make the samemore rigid, the bracket as shown, being made of sheet metal, although as will be understood, it may be made of any suitable material, without departing from the nature and spirit of my invention. The sides of the plat-form are also preferably rolled as indicated at 20 and are provided with pieces of wire or other material, the inner ends 21 of which are upturned to assist in maintaining the goods in position on the platform. The opposite end of one of these wires, as indicated. at 22, may be employed to support the lid of a box of cigars 23, which I have illustrated as resting upon the platform and against the upturned ends 21 of the wire rods within the rolled sides of the platform.

For the purposes of illustration, 1 have shown the bracket 10 as indicating a forearm and hand, although as will be under stood, any other design may be employed, and the upturned ends of the wire rods, as well as the support end 22, are designed as illustrated for supporting a bOX in an open position, although other devices for securing various forms of goods to be advertised upon a platform, may also be employed, without departing from the nature and spirit of my invention.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, my improved display rack is illustrated in the position when set up for use, while in Fig. 3 the parts are shown in the collapsible or knock-down position in which the article is adapted to be packed for shipping, storage or other purposes.

I claim as my invention:

l. A display rack comprising a bracket pivoted to a support at one end thereof, a skeleton platform pivotally connected along one of its sides to the free end of the said bracket, a wire frame pivotally connected along the opposite side of the said platform and having a loop therein, and means connected with the said bracket and adapted to be engaged by the said loop in the wire frame for supporting the platform in a plurality of positions relatively to the said bracket.

2. A display rack comprising a bracket pivotally mounted at one end thereof, a skeleton platform pivotally connected along one side to thefree end of said bracket, a Wire frame pivotally connected along the side of the said platform opposite the side to which the same is pivotally connected to the said bracket, the said Wire frame having a loop therein, a series of studs connected to the bracket and adapted to be engaged by the said loop in the Wire frame, extensions fromthe side members of the said skeleton platform adjacent to the said bracket and upturned to support a package on the platform, and an extension from one side of the MORITZ MAYER. Witnesses BER'lI-IA M. ALLEN, MARIE D. VVoHLERs.

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